Example sentences of "over [num] people [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chamber of trade responded that over 70 people objected to the Ivy Street scheme in a petition . |
| 2 | In the summer of 1856 , an epidemic of cholera broke out and over 7,000 people died in the course of a few weeks . |
| 3 | Over 2,000 people passed through the museum during its three month opening period in 1992 , so we are encouraged and look forward to seeing a larger number of people pass through during the six month opening period in 1993 . |
| 4 | Over 100 people lived on the lot before the fire . |
| 5 | During the morning over 100 people participated in the open classes taken by Chris Ruffle and Jane Fisk , who was accompanied by Molly Scrutton . |
| 6 | Over 16,000 people applied in the first two months alone . |
| 7 | The head of the Soviet nuclear weapons programme , Viktor Mikhailov , had said in an interview published by Komsomolskaya Pravda on Jan. 31 that slightly over 100,000 people worked in the nuclear weapons programme , including 10,000-15,000 who had secret information and 2,000-3,000 who had important information on " sophisticated technologies . " |
| 8 | The organisers , backed by Derry City Council , expect over 20,000 people to flock to the Northern Ireland International Air Show at Eglinton Airport . |
| 9 | Over 2,500 people marched through the centre of Truro in protest , still one of the biggest public demonstrations the area has known . |
| 10 | And then you had twenty people , well , over twenty people sat in the window , and they all had bar meals , and they 'd all been to do with this run , you know , there 's a big run through Twickenham on a Sunday morning , |
| 11 | Elsewhere , Highlands and Islands Enterprise ( HIE ) estimates there are already over 200 people teleworking in the region . |
| 12 | On Saturday , 9th July , over 1,000 people came to the Families Day at Elderslie . |
| 13 | In Mogadishu on March 14 over 1,000 people protested against the lack of public services and demanded the confiscation of illegal firearms . |